Chapter 147 Hush Money

"Luciano was a member of Tammany Hall?"

Not paying attention to the truth or falsehood of Tammany Hall reform in Luciano's mouth, Colin asked rhetorically.

"No."

Shaking his head slightly, Luciano twitched his lips and said, "I was just entrusted by someone. The current president of Tammany Hall, Hines, happened to be acquainted with me, so I was entrusted to represent them and Mr. Luper.

Clear up the misunderstanding."

Since the 1930s, Luciano has been in frequent contact with Tammany Hall. He openly interacted with Tammany leaders at many major political rallies, and successfully integrated Tammany Hall, the most powerful political and economic force in New York City.

, and become your own protective umbrella.

In exchange, he naturally needs to eliminate some unnecessary troubles for the association, such as Colin's report in the Courier.

In fact, Tammany Hall has inevitably fallen into decline since the death of its former president and leader, Charles Francis Murphy.

Especially the occurrence of the Great Depression caused some problems within the association to be exposed.

The bribery scandal of former Mayor Jimmy Walker exposed by Colin has even more impact on the political landscape created by the association in New York City.

In the beginning, the association spent a lot of energy in order to support a New York mayor.

After briefly explaining his relationship with Tammany Hall, Luciano looked at Colin in front of him and said with a smile: "How about it, Mr. Looper, as the key newspaper that exposed the mayor's bribery report, the Courier

You are deeply trusted by the public, which is why the association looks forward to you to clear up the misunderstanding and clear Tammany Hall's name."

Luciano twitched the corners of his mouth, trying hard to make his smile look friendly.

However, he ignored that the scars on his face made it impossible to do this.

The scars on Luciano's face were the result of a murder a few years ago, when he was kidnapped, beaten, stabbed, and dumped on a Staten Island beach by three men. Although it appeared at the time

He was already dead, but somehow he miraculously survived. However, as the price of that attack, scars and droopy eyes were forever left on his body and connections.

It was precisely because of that kidnapping that Luciano earned the nickname Lucky Charlie.

As the media who originally reported this incident said, Luciano was lucky to survive. God knows how he survived such a fatal situation.

According to the history that Colin knew, in the near future, Tammany Hall will completely withdraw from New York City and even the stage of history due to the attack of the political landscape.

Therefore, it would not be a wise choice to help Tammany Hall at this time.

In particular, from a certain perspective, his relationship with Tammany Hall was one of opposition.

Therefore, when faced with Luciano's so-called request, he did not show too much emotion and just gave his answer calmly.

"As for the Tammany Hall matter, I will find time to investigate. If everything is really as you said, Mr. Luciano, I will clarify the misunderstanding through the Courier."

Luciano was not dissatisfied with Colin's reply. He stretched out the finger holding the cigar and gestured to the bodyguard behind him, who quickly came over with a paper bag.

Taking the brown paper bag and passing it to Colin, Luciano said with a smile.

"Tammany Hall would be happy to be friends with an impartial media personality like Mr. Looper."

The thin layer of the brown paper bag cannot block Colin's [Super Clairvoyance] attention at all, even if it is a weakened version of the ability in the real world.

Through the paper bag, he could clearly see the thick stack of banknotes inside, which was estimated to be around two to three hundred thousand.

Once Colin accepted the money, there was no doubt that he agreed to Luciano's statement and helped Tammany Hall clarify or whitewash everything.

In the current situation, if Colin is a weak-willed guy, or he has really accepted the hush money sent by Tammany Hall.

However, Tammany Hall obviously ignored that it was not an ordinary newspaper.

The Courier's money-making part is not its news reports, but its ongoing serialization of "Superman" comics.

Although the hush money offered by Tammany Hall was large, it was far from enough to shake Colin's position, not to mention that what he needed was more than just the two or three hundred thousand in the brown paper bag in front of him.

"If so."

Looking back at the brown paper bag in front of him, Colin looked at Luciano in front of him: "Please tell Mr. Luciano to tell Tammany Hall that the Courier's reports only pursue the truth, so please forgive me for rejecting this one.

'Gift'."

Seeing Colin rejecting the brown paper bag he handed over without looking at it, Luciano's drooping eyes moved, the expression on his face changed slightly, and he glanced at the calm guy in front of him.

To be honest, Colin's attitude of neither being humble nor overbearing surprised him.

Very few people can maintain such a firm attitude under such circumstances.

Silently taking back the paper bag in front of him, Luciano smiled as if nothing had happened: "In that case, I won't bother you. I believe Mr. Luper will investigate the truth and give the association an answer."

With that said, Luciano turned back and gestured to the previous leader behind him.

"Send Mr. Looper back."

Nodding, the leader immediately came to Du Kelin and made a gesture of invitation.

"Sorry, Mr. Luper, I still have things to deal with. I hope we can have the opportunity to meet again in the future."

"I also agree with Hope."

Behind him, the game in the Polo Stadium got better and better, and Colin left the game without looking back as Luciano said goodbye.

"Boss, are we..."

Looking at Colin's leaving figure, a bodyguard standing behind Luciano asked in a low voice.

"unnecessary."

He shook his head and rejected his subordinate's proposal.

Luciano smoked a cigar and returned his attention to the game on the court, saying slowly: "I have done what I should do, and the next problem is something that Tammany Hall needs to deal with, not

us."

For Luciano, Tammany Hall was just a camouflage he used to deceive others, and he did not really want to get involved in the issues of the association.

In particular, with the resignation of the former mayor, the weight and role of Tammany Hall in Luciano's mind has been greatly reduced.
Chapter completed!